Shiya Surname
Approximately 2,772 people bear this surname
Shiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,075 | 1:61,612 | 4,591 |
| India | 328 | 1:2,338,614 | 76,269 |
| South Africa | 185 | 1:292,852 | 28,409 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| United States | 30 | 1:12,081,964 | 463,456 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Shiya (8,524) may also be a first name.
Shiya Demographics
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Shiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiya (Bengali: শিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺳﺤﻴﻪ, Hindi: शिया, Marathi: सीया, Oriya: ଶିୟ) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shiya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 157,750th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,628,985 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Shiya reside; 75 percent reside in East Asia and 75 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 68,204th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,524 people.
This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is borne by 2,075 people, or 1 in 61,612. In Japan Shiya is primarily found in: Niigata Prefecture, where 37 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Other than Japan this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Shiya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Shiya are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shiya earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.59% less than the national average, earning R 129,288 per year and in United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,600 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiya in the Bengali language | ||
| শিয়া | siya | - |
| Shiya in the Hindi language | ||
| शिया | siya | 93.79 |
| शीया | siya | 2.68 |
| सिया | siya | 2.04 |
| षिया | siya | 0.25 |
| शिय | siya | 0.2 |
| शीय | siya | 0.1 |
| सीया | siya | 0.05 |
| शिपा | sipa | 0.05 |
| श्ीया | siya | 0.05 |
| क्षिया | ksiya | 0.05 |
| Shiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିୟ | siya | 89.74 |
| ଶୀୟା | siya | 7.69 |
| ଶିୟା | siya | 2.56 |
| Shiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺳﺤﻴﻪ | ashyh | 60 |
| ﺃﺳﺤﻴﻪ | ashyh | 30 |
| ﺍﺳﺤﻲ | ashy | 10 |
| Shiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सीया | siya | 50 |
| शीया | siya | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shiya
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